What is your teaching philosophy?

Engaging my students in higher-level thinking.

What might you do in a typical first session with a student?

Discover his/her strengths and weaknesses by walking them through the example test.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Challenging students with problems that require initial thought.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Offering varied experiences and using competitive competition.

If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?

Walking them through the procedures step-by-step.

What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?

Working with them on the real exam and focusing on their weaknesses.

How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?

Starting from the easy problems to the more difficult problems to boost their confidences.

What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?

Trying to linked the questions to the real world problems.

How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?

Working with them starting from easy problems to more difficult problems.

What types of materials do you typically use during a tutoring session?

Practice exams.

How do you adapt your tutoring to the student's needs?

Adjusting my pace corresponding to how fast my students are.